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51minor scale — noun a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th • Syn: ↑minor diatonic scale • Hypernyms: ↑mode, ↑musical mode * * * 1. Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the… …
52Diatonic scale — Qualities Number of pitch classes 7 Maximal evenness Well formed generated collection Myhill s property Deep scale property Cardinality equals variety Struc …
53Altered scale — In jazz, the altered scale or altered dominant scale is a seven note scale that differs from the Locrian mode in having a lowered fourth scale degree. Starting on C, it contains the notes: C, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭ and B …
54Major scale — Major scales In music theory, the major scale or Ionian scale is one of the diatonic scales. It is made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first an octave higher. In solfege these notes correspond to the syllables Do …
55Gypsy scale — The term Gypsy scale, (alternatively known as Ciprian scale [citation needed]) refers to one of several musical scales named after their association with Gypsy music.[citation needed] Hungarian Gypsy scale …
56Generalized scale-free model — There has been a burst of activity in the modeling of scale free complex networks. The recipe of Barabási and AlbertBarabási, A. L. and R. Albert, Science 286, 509(1999).] has been followed by several variations and generalizationsR. Albert, and… …
57Persian scale — The Persian scale is a musical scale frequently found in Persian Music, and to a lesser extent, Arab or non Persian Middle Eastern Music. The Persian scale is characterized by the liberal use of half steps (3), augmented seconds (2), and frequent …
58Twelve-step program — ] As summarized by the American Psychological Association, the process involves the following: * admitting that one cannot control one s addiction or compulsion; * recognizing a greater power that can give strength; * examining past errors with… …
59whole-tone scale — /hohl tohn /, Music. a scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, C. * * * ▪ music in music, a scalar arrangement of pitches, each separated from the next by a whole tone step (or whole step), in contradistinction to the… …
60Major scale — Major Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… …
